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Third party payments

Set up payments to entities outside of employees such as Child Support or ATO Garnishee payments.

Updated over 3 months ago

Before paying Third Party Payments via Access Definitiv, ensure the relevant permission is ticked.

  1. Select User Drop Down Menu, User Roles, Edit Admin Role


Banking Details

To set up payments to process via Third Party Payments, you need to ensure that the payer bank details are entered.


ATO Payments

To enable payments to be made to the ATO, you only need to enter your organisation’s ATO Reference.

  1. Select Admin, Configuration, Organisation Details, ATO Details Tab


Deduction Payments

  1. Select Admin, Structure, Pay Items

  2. Tick to Activate Payment and enter the relevant Banking Details.

Note: If you are making payments for more than one employee, ensure the reference entered does not apply to only one employee.

Initial Batch (Payments already disbursed)

If you have already commenced processing third-party payments that were manually disbursed, an initial batch will need to be created to ensure the payments are not picked up for processing again.

  1. Go to Admin, Payroll, 3rd Party Payment, select Start New Batch.

  2. Enter the Payment Date and Description.

  3. Select all payments you have manually disbursed and select the Approve button.

  4. Do not download the ABA file.


Regular Batch (Payments to be disbursed)

  1. Select Admin, Payroll, 3rd Party Payment, and select Start New Batch.

  2. Enter the Payment Date and Description.

  3. Select the Approve button again.

  4. The date of payment on the ABA will match the Payment Date specified when creating the batch.

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